St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-15
ECCENTRIC TRAIN,

He Gives a Pass to His Lectures
for Two Hundred Years, and
Goes Swimming With the Chi
cagO Reporters and Has High
Old Time. Is a z
The great American atmosphere, dim-
biber and park seat occupier, George
Francis Train, sat on his customary
bench in Madison square, says the New
York Star. He tOyed with the chill
dren, who strangely enough called him
'Pop." He fed the Sparrows,, that
seemed to know him and confided in
him as friend. ~
Park Police Sergeant MulhOlland
came by as the sage of Turkish baths,
free air, free everything was disporting
in the sunshine. Sergt. MulhoIland
passed by Citizen Train without greet
ing him. h@c,.
"Halt!" roared G. T. T. M
Sergeant Mulholland halted. sat
'CitiZen Hulholland-for you are a
simple citizen when not in the livery Of
an empirical nt'-Shouted q.
f. f., why don't you greet me with
your usual courteSy?"
"Citizen Train," replied Serg. Null
holland, hardly able to suppressa laugh,
''you have sent invitations to almost
every captain of police, sergeant and
officer i'll this city, but you have not sent
me one, and L thought you didn't care
for me any more"
Citizen Train threw copy of his new
book on the Psychology of English
SparrowS, the Increase OF Worms and
the Pleasures of Nurserymaids, Tending
Rising Tyrants." Citizen Train quickly
tore narrow slip from page of UNI
written manuscript and in blue pencil
wrote:
Pass my old friend Sergeant Mulholland to
stage of Academy, on my lecture nights, for
two hundred years. GEO. FRANCIS TRAIN.
Sergeant Mulholland shook Citizen
Train warmly by the hand. The
nurserymaids laughed, the future
despotS ehuckled, the sparrows twit-
tered and Sergeant MulhOlland assured
Citizen Train that he will be present at
each and every one of his lectures.
A WHOLESALE BATH.
Says a Chicago special: George
Francis Train, the noted eccentric, who
has come to Chicago to conduct an agi-
tation in favor of the condemned an
archlsts, began his task in character
istically extraordinary manner. The
press of Chicago is so corrupt, Mr..
Train asserts, that the very carcass of
one OF its reporters is an abominatiOn
unto him until cleanSed in the purify
ing waters of Turkish bath.
Accordingly some seven or eight news
paper representatives here, who wished
to interview him in regard to his pro-
gramme in Chicago, were obliged as a
preliminary to undergo an elaborate
abiution this morning. The wholesale
combined bath and interview took place
in palatial establishment connected
with one of the principal hotels. At the
appointed time Mr.. Train led the way,
taking header into the spacious swim
ming pool.
Accompanying the party was boy of
some ten OF twelve years, whose pres
ence in the water was insisted upon in
order to purify it by his childish inno-
cence. This yOungSter seemed equal to
the occasion, and disported himself to
his hearts content. During the time of
bathing, drying and reclining upon the
c0ucheS Train kept up a rapid flow of
his usual d:sjointed conversation, and
was quite at home with his audience, as
they were with him.
Part of the time he was his own splen-
did illustration of an impromptu lecture
upon anatomy, drawing up his tall and
powerful form to its full height, and by
his movements and verbal sales, elicit
ing constant laughter and applause.
The reports of the interview indicate
that both the newspaper men and Train
enlOyed themselves hugely